Alanna Kraus
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's short track speed skating | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Turin | 3000 m relay |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Salt Lake City | 3000 m relay |
| WorldChampionships | ||
| 2006, Minneapolis | 3000 m relay |
| 2000, Sheffield | 3000 m relay |
| 2004, Gothenburg | 1500 m |
| World Short Track Team Championships | ||
| 2002 | Team |
| 2005 | Team |
| 2006 | Team |
| Goodwill Games | ||
| 2000, Lake Placid | 3000 m relay |
Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games. In the 500 m she placed 6th; 8th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m.[1][2][3] She was also a silver medalist at the 2000 Goodwill Games.[2]
In the 2006 Winter Olympics she won silver as part of the short track relay team in the 3000 meter race with Tania Vicent, Kalyna Roberge, and Anouk Leblanc-Boucher.[4] In her only individual event at the Games, the 500 she placed 9th. She won a silver medal in the relay event at the 2006 World Championships.
| Personal records | ||||
| Women's short track speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 43.839 | 2005-11-12 | Bormio | |
| 1000 m | 1:31.130 | 2004-11-21 | Calgary | |
| 1500 m | 2:22.640 | 2004-11-19 | Calgary | |
Personal life
Kraus first started speed skating at age four.[2] She is one of many Olympic athletes to come from the National Sport School based in Calgary, Alberta.[5]
References
- ↑ Profile of Alanna Kraus by the Canadian Olympic Committee Archived 2006-11-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Profile of Alanna Kraus by Speed Skating Canada Archived 2006-05-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Alanna Kraus: Short-track speed skating, London Free Press, February 9, 2006.
- ↑ Byers, Jim, "Canada silver in relay", Toronto Star, February 22, 2006.
- ↑ Bergman, Brian, "Athletes' ABCs: National Sport, Calgary", Maclean's, August 23, 2004.